Hagel to Forfeit Part of Salary in Keeping With Furloughs

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has
agreed to forfeit part of his salary to show solidarity with
civilian workers who will be forced to take unpaid leave,
Pentagon spokesman George Little said today.

The Defense Department plans to put most of its 800,000
civilian workers on unpaid leave for as long as 14 days this
fiscal year because of the automatic budget cuts known as
sequestration. Hagel will give up as much as 14 days of his pay
as a show of support even though he isn’t subject to the
furloughs, Little told reporters at the Pentagon.

Hagel makes about $199,700 a year as a cabinet secretary,
according to a Congressional Research Service report.